The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-30
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Remember Die election to-morrow.

Remember the election tomorrow.
See the new card Of Prater, the photog-
rapher.
The secret is out Read Broughton's az
vertisement.
Judge Hilton returned on Thursday last
from a business trip TO Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Hudson arrived at home on
Thanksgiving Day, from New Jersey.
Mr.. c. h. Mosier of Minneapolis, is spend
ing few weeks at home with his family.
Mr.. Cal LaGrave of Chicago, was in town
last Friday shaking hands with old friends.
Mrs. Chas. Hudson was the holder of the
ticket that took "Kitty's Bath" at Young's
store.
Mr.. A Van Auken OF this village has pur-
chased the 4. NJ. Harrison bankrupt stock of
goods at Bangor.
witnessing for God will be the theme
of discourse at the First Baptist church next
Sunday morning.
Y. j.. M. b. meeting Saturday afternoon at
Mrs. Pallister's. Election of officers. A full
attendance is desired.
Register of Deeds Monroe has increased
much needed bookcases desks, etc
To our unknown friend who sent Us that
box of fragrant Havanas" through the
mails. we return our sincere thanks.
Nothing short of 1000 majority for county
prohibition will be entirely satisfactory 1t
can easily be secured by proper effort.
Thanksgiving was very dark and gloomy
1arr rt,ftah thot iiCbfc IN,
business places throughout the entire day.
The ladies' of the T. W. Baptist society
will hold a social at the residence of Mr.. G.
Erkenbeck, on Tuesday evening, Dec 9th
\ license to marry has been granted to
George 5. Bldwell of Bloomingdale aged
iG, and Irene Foster of Columbia, aged ~
A meeting of the Van Buren, county
branch of the Michigan Club at tthesecretary's
office in this village, Tuesday. December 9Th
at 1890 p. m.
Osborn, the furniture man. adyertises q
fine assortment OF lounges, patent rockers,
ETC. And he has got just what he adyertises
and more too.
Forty-two teachers presented themselves
for eXamintion at South Haven on Friday
last. We shall publish a list of the success
ful ones in our next issue.
The funeral of Mrs. Frances Fisk. notice
of whose death was published in last week s
NoRTHERNEB, was held at the Methodist
church last Friday afternoon.
The evening meetings at the NJ Z. church
still contine and are doing much good, espec-
tally among the young people The boy
evangelists are very successful in their work.
Mrs. II. A. Cole and children returned ON
Wednesday last from their visit to Hillsdale.
Thursday night BERTHE was taken i'll with
what proved to be an aggravated case of
mumps.
Mrs. Mary Venus, sister of Uncle John
Free, died in this village last Thursday of
old age, being in her eighty-third year.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist
church on Monday last.
Bartram q Millington. as usual. are up
and doing. Don't fail to give them cali
when you want anything in their line You
will find their prices correct, themselves at
tentive and their dealings strictly honorable.
The local option meeting last Sunday
evening at the First Baptist church was well
attended. The discourse delivered by Elder
Pallister was an able one. We have heard
many complimentary remarks in reference
TO il.
c. T. Allen E Son, manufacturers of the
Paw Paw broom, have located their factory
over Phillips & Smiths blacksmith shop.
Their machinery is all of their own devising
and they make as good brooms as can be
purchased anywhere.
We received an interesting article. an ap-
peal from lady TO the voters of Van Buren,
county TO vote for local prohibition. but il
arrived so late that we could not possibly
make room for it. We regret that it was not
sent to rs at an earlier date.
Rev. Bell, in his eagerness to push the To-
cal option campaign, wishes he were multi
piled hundred fold. That's all right elder,
but there is another side 10 the matter. 'Tis
said that too many cooks spoil the broth and
it is possible that too many Bells might spoil
the music.
We have received copy of the report of
Hon. G.. ID. Lawton. A. NJ. G.. T., commits
sioner of mineral statistics, with the compli-
ments of the author. It is an interesting
volume. replete with valuable information
and should he in every public and private
library in the state.
MIR. and Mrs. Rowland and family wish To
express their heartfelt thanks to the ladies
who SO beautifully decorated the church at the
memorial services last Sunday and who
furnished flowers for this purpose, also TO all
who have extended their kindness and nym-
patby in other ways.